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<H2>Description</H2>

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    A Device is Direct if it provides access to its controlled sequences as in-memory arrays rather than <I>via</I> a socket-like interface. The difference between a Device which is Direct and one which is not is reflected in the specifications of the various Device refinements, <I>e.g.</I>, <A HREF="source.html">Source</A> and <A HREF="sink.html">Sink</A>.</P>
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    A model of <A HREF="device.html">Device</A> which does not model Direct is called <SPAN CLASS="term">indirect</SPAN>.
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<H2>Refinement of</H2>

<P><A HREF="device.html">Device</A>.</P>

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<H2>Associated Types</H2>

<P>Same as <A HREF="device.html#types">Device</A>, with the following additional requirements:</P>

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    <TR><TD>Category</TD><TD>A type convertible to <A HREF="../guide/traits.html#category_tags"><CODE>device_tag</CODE></A> and to <A HREF="../guide/traits.html#category_tags"><CODE>direct_tag</CODE></A></TD></TR>
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<H2>Valid Expressions / Semantics</H2>

<P>Same as <A HREF="device.html">Device</A>.</P>

<H2>Models</H2>

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    <LI>The <A HREF="../classes/array.html">Array Devices</A>
    <LI>The <A HREF="../classes/mapped_file.html">Memory-Mapped File Devices</A>
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